Monday, 3 July 2017

Love, Murder and Mayhem - Russ Colchamiro

Love,
Murder and Mayhem is a fifteen story collection filled with superheroes, sci-fi
action and lots of humour. This anthology was a refreshing surprise for me
because I’m not usually a fan of science fiction or superhero stories and yet I
thoroughly enjoyed reading these delightful little gems. There isn’t one that I
can single out as having not been enjoyable and it’s very hard to choose one
that would be my favourite. Super Mom’s Cookie Caper is a cozy little story
about a superhero mom trying to keep her identity hidden from her children. As
Time Goes By is funny in its own strange and devilish way and I thoroughly
enjoyed seeing the maître d’ be brought down a few pegs. All of the stories
involve, as the title implies, a bit of romance, a tidbit of murder, and best
of all, lots of great humour. All of the authors are incredibly talented and at
the end of the book there is a bunch of mini-biographies about each author.
I’ll be sure to check out some of the other books written by these authors and
I love when an anthology provides these bits of information for the reader. The
most unique story in the collection was written by Glenn Hauman, called Make It
Didn’t Happen, in which Kelly’s future self is quite deranged and has the
ability to travel through time. Imagine how you would stop yourself from being
a future murderer.

This
collection is perfect for that easy vacation read where you just want to be
amused and not read anything too deep. This wonderful anthology of talented
authors makes this book an easy choice to make.